Before you start
Meet das Heim
See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.
All 4 meanings
- (in compounds and expressions, otherwise chiefly poetic) home, one’s dwelling, the place where one is at home
- (now the main use) a home, asylum, hostel (residence for some specified group)
- without further context usually short for either Kinderheim (“children’s home, orphanage”) or Altersheim (“retirement home”)
- (by extension also) a house, center for a collective purpose other than to dwell in
Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Forms
How the article changes
For das Heim, use the coloured columns: neuter and plural.
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | der | die | das | die |
| accusative | den | die | das | die |
| dative | dem | der | dem | den |
| Case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ein | eine | ein | keine |
| accusative | einen | eine | ein | keine |
| dative | einem | einer | einem | keinen |
Plural die Heime · Dative plural den Heimen
Examples
- 1Das schöne Heim bietet Ruhe.The beautiful home offers peace.
- 2Wir suchen kein neues Heim.We are looking for no new home.
- 3Die Stadt hilft dem kleinen Heim.The city helps the small home.